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CHRAJ calls for balanced reportage on human rights
Wa, July 18, Ghanadot/GNA – Mr. Richard Quayson, Deputy
Commissioner of Commission on Human Rights and
Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has called on the media to
give balance reportage on human rights issues to enable
CHRAJ to achieve its mandate.
He urged the media to help people who come to them to
complain about their human rights abuses to CHRAJ.
It was not enough to only report on such violations but it
was also important to investigate them to bring offenders to
book, he said.
Mr. Quayson made the call at a media sensitization workshop
in Wa on Thursday aimed to strengthen relations between the
two institutions to effectively report on human rights
issues.
He reminded the media that CHRAJ would not condone with
anybody or allow itself to be used by any group of people to
achieve their selfish interest.
Mr. Quayson said the CHRAJ would come out with code of
ethics for public servants next year to serve as outlines to
stem corrupt practices at workplaces.
“Let the media report on issues about the oil that had been
discover in the country and issues about the oil must be
made available to the public domain”.
Madam Comfort Akosua Edu, Public Relations Officer at CHRAJ
said social reporting on human rights was important as they
were not only supported in domestic and international law,
but also essential to the development of the country.
She said increased in coverage in media about human rights
would ensure that people were better informed about their
rights and the rights of others.
She said good governance and democracy rested on respecting
others’ rights and viewpoint and these would help democracy
to entrench and stabilize.
GNA
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